Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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FNUS55 KPSR 191102
FWFPSR

Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southwest and South-Central
Arizona and Southeast California
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
402 AM MST Sun Jan 19 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Temperatures should hover close to the seasonal normal through the
middle of next week with expansive dry air in place resulting in
essentially no chance of wetting rainfall. Minimum afternoon
humidity levels will settle in a 15-25% range today, then closer
to a 5-15% range next week with a renewed surge of drier air.
Weekend fair to good overnight recovery of 30-60% will deteriorate
towards poor recovery of only 15-30% next week. While some gusty
north winds resulting in a period of elevated fire danger will
exist mainly on Monday and Monday night for the western districts
and some higher terrain areas of the eastern districts, light
winds will become more common over the remainder of the region.

Note...Additional Fire Weather Forecast information can be found
in the Area Forecast Discussion. See product PHXAFDPSR.

AZZ132-192315-
West Central Deserts/Northwest Maricopa County/Greater Phoenix
Area/Southwest Deserts/Southwest Maricopa County/
Northwest and North-Central Pinal County-
Phoenix BLM/YUM BLM/CAZ-CRZ-
402 AM MST Sun Jan 19 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................62-67.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................11-16 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming northwest in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 25 to 35 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.
* Haines High Level Index.........5 moderate potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......2400 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 3 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Poor.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................32-43.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................22-43 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northwest 5 to 10 mph in the
  evening becoming mostly downslope/downvalley after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 25 to 35 mph in the
  evening becoming 15 to 25 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................61-67.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................9-13 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming northwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 15 to 25 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.
* Haines High Level Index.........4 low potential for large plume
  dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Phoenix.......2800 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Phoenix......West 5 knots.
* Dispersion for Phoenix..........Marginal.


.EXTENDED...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 29-39. Highs 56-62. Northeast winds
10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 29-44. Highs 62-67. North winds
5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 33-44. Highs 66-71. North winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 35-46. Highs 67-72.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows
37-47. Highs 66-72.

$$

AZZ131-CAZ231-192315-
Yuma/Martinez Lake and Vicinity/Lower Colorado River Valley AZ-
Lower Colorado River Valley CA-
402 AM MST Sun Jan 19 2025 /302 AM PST Sun Jan 19 2025/

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................64-69.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................10-14 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................7 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 15 to 25 mph in the morning
  becoming 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.
* Haines High Level Index.........5 moderate potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........1400 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........East 4 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Poor.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................32-42.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................25-42 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................4 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Light and variable in the evening
  becoming north 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 25 to 35 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny. Patchy blowing dust in the
  afternoon.
* Max Temperature.................62-67.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................10-14 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph in the morning
  becoming 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 20 to 30 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.
* Haines High Level Index.........4 low potential for large plume
  dominated fire growth.
* Mixing Height for Yuma..........4600 ft AGL.
* Transport Wind for Yuma.........North 29 knots.
* Dispersion for Yuma.............Excellent.


.EXTENDED...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 28-41. Highs 58-63. North winds
15 to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 28-44. Highs 64-69. North winds
5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 34-44. Highs 67-72. North winds
10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 34-44. Highs 68-73.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows
36-44. Highs 68-73.

$$

AZZ133-192315-
Southern Gila County/Tonto National Forest Foothills-
Southern Tonto NF/West San Carlos BIA/South Portion Ft Apache BIA/
CAZ-
402 AM MST Sun Jan 19 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................48-62.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................12-16 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................8 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..East 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming southwest in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 25 to 35 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.
* Haines High Level Index.........5 moderate potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................25-38.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................29-40 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................3 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening
  becoming northeast after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 20 to 30 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................48-62.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................12-16 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..Northeast 5 to 10 mph in the
  morning becoming northwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 10 to 20 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.
* Haines High Level Index.........3 very low potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.


.EXTENDED...
.TUESDAY...Breezy, clear. Lows 19-36. Highs 43-58. Northeast
winds 20 to 30 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 22-40. Highs 54-66. Northeast
winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 26-41. Highs 52-67. Northeast winds 10 to
20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 26-43. Highs 55-69.
.SATURDAY...Mostly clear with slight chance of showers. Lows
30-44. Highs 55-69.

$$

CAZ232-192315-
Imperial County And Eastern Riverside County-
302 AM PST Sun Jan 19 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................61-69.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................10-19 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................6 pct drier.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming east in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 15 to 25 mph in the morning
  becoming 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.
* Haines High Level Index.........5 moderate potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................37-47.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................26-65 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................5 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the evening
  becoming northwest after midnight.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 25 to 35 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny. Patchy blowing dust in the
  afternoon.
* Max Temperature.................59-69.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................10-15 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 10 to 20 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 20 to 30 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.
* Haines High Level Index.........4 low potential for large plume
  dominated fire growth.


.EXTENDED...
.TUESDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows 32-42. Highs 54-63. North
winds 20 to 30 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 32-49. Highs 63-70. Northwest
winds 5 to 15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 37-49. Highs 66-74. North winds
10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 37-47. Highs 65-73.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers. Lows
39-47. Highs 63-73.

$$

CAZ230-192315-
Joshua Tree National Park-
302 AM PST Sun Jan 19 2025

.TODAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................54-63.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Min Humidity....................12-21 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 10 mph in the morning
  becoming south in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............West 25 to 35 mph.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.
* Haines High Level Index.........5 moderate potential for large
  plume dominated fire growth.

.TONIGHT...
* Sky/weather.....................Clear.
* Min Temperature.................33-42.
*    24 hr trend..................Little change.
* Max Humidity....................34-47 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................8 pct wetter.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..West 5 to 15 mph.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 30 to 40 mph in the
  evening becoming 20 to 30 mph after midnight.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.

.MONDAY...
* Sky/weather.....................Sunny.
* Max Temperature.................46-59.
*    24 hr trend..................6 degrees cooler.
* Min Humidity....................11-17 pct.
*    24 hr trend..................Little RH change.
* Winds - 20 foot...Slope/Valley..North 5 to 15 mph in the morning
  becoming 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
* Winds...10000 FT MSL............Northwest 15 to 25 mph in the
  morning becoming north 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon.
* Chance of Precip................0 percent.
* CWR (>= 0.10 IN)................0 percent.
* LAL.............................1.
* Haines High Level Index.........4 low potential for large plume
  dominated fire growth.


.EXTENDED...
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 25-38. Highs 45-56. North winds
15 to 25 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 30-44. Highs 55-65. Northwest
winds 10 to 20 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than
15 percent.
.THURSDAY...Clear. Lows 36-44. Highs 56-67. North winds 5 to
15 mph. Minimum relative humidity may be lower than 15 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 36-44. Highs 58-68.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy with chance of showers. Lows 31-44.
Highs 54-65.

$$

.8 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK...Sunday January 26th through Tuesday
January 28th: Below normal temperatures and near median
precipitation.